The Stafford Interview:A comprehensive interview for mother-infant psychiatry

This article describes an interview exploring the social, psychological and psychiatric events in a single pregnancy and puerperium. It has been in development since 1992 and is now in its 6th edition. It takes approximately 2 h to administer and has 130 compulsory probes and 185 ratings. It is suitable for clinical practice, teaching and research

A global perspective on training and education in child and adolescent psychiatry

This chapter takes a global look at training in child and adolescent psychiatry (CAP). We provide an overview of the history and current state of CAP training internationally including common models for training that have been developed, noting their similarities and diff erences. Th en, to illustrate the diff erences in CAP practice and training related to local, societal and cultural diff erences, a number of personal experiences of CAP training in various countries are presented and a qualitative content analysis of these is provided. Stories were contributed by trainees and trainers based on the questions: What is most culturally and locally specifi c about CAP training programs in your country? What are the major challenges and inspirational solutions? Th e development of a child and adolescent psychiatrist does not fi nish at the end of their training. Life-long models of learning are considered through the lenses of personal development, continuing medical education and development of resilience; an introduction to educational theory supporting these, is provided. Next, the chapter off ers a possible roadmap to increase the available evidence for CAP training and implement evidence-based best practices that will allow us to guide investments in training towards a stronger profession and improved child and adolescent mental health for our patients globally. At the end of the chapter, we provide a summary of available materials and resources from international trainees, trainers and training related organization that can be used by those seeking to start or enrich local training programs

The Stafford Interview

This article describes an interview exploring the social, psychological and psychiatric events in a single pregnancy and puerperium. It has been in development since 1992 and is now in its 6th edition. It takes approximately 2 h to administer and has 130 compulsory probes and 185 ratings. It is suitable for clinical practice, teaching and research

Gender differences in patients with corona virus disease-2019 presenting with psychiatric disturbances: a multicentre study

Abstract Background The coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 (2019) pandemic may increase the likelihood of psychological symptoms that can reach the level of psychiatric disorders. Aim We aimed to study psychiatric morbidity in patients with COVID-19 concerning gender differences and disease severity in the acute phase of infection and after 6 months. Methods This is a multicenter follow-up study registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04459403). Patients were recruited consecutively from three quarantine hospitals in Egypt. Data were collected through a questionnaire built using Google Forms including the Arabic versions of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS). Depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were assessed after 6 months. Results The study questionnaire was offered to 400 patients and 199 patients agreed to fill it. BDI and TAMS were higher in mild than moderate and severe COVID-19 (14, 8, 8, P-value = 0.009, 17, 13.5, 14, P-value = 0.04, respectively). Females showed a higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and insomnia due to anxiety than males. Education level, marital status, previous psychiatric illness, and severity of COVID-19 independently affected depression. Marital status, family history of psychiatric illness, and chronic medical illness independently affected anxiety. On 6-month follow-up, BDI significantly decreased in males but not females. TMAS showed no significant changes, but the severity of anxiety was still higher in females. PTSD was more frequent in females (26 (37.1%) versus 4 (9.5%), respectively, P-value = 0.02). Conclusion The prevalence and severity of depression and anxiety were higher in females than male participants, suggesting that females are more affected by the COVID-19 pandemic